Morning Docket: 12.04.20
* A man in prison for tax fraud is accused of using a smartphone to continue committing more tax crimes. Hope he wasn't doing the guards' taxes like Andy Dufresne... [New York Times] * A Florida lawyer is in hot water for allegedly telling people to move to Georgia to vote in the upcoming runoff elections. [Fox News] * Sources say that President Trump has not ruled out firing Attorney General Barr before the end of his term. [NBC News] * A Maryland attorney has been charged for allegedly trying to steal funds from the Somali government. [U.S. News] * A lawsuit alleges that a newly-hired correctional officer was fired for wearing a "Black Lives Matter" shirt after guards wore "Police Lives Matter" shirts. [Seattle Times] * A new lawsuit against coffee-maker Folgers alleges that the plaintiff can't make the cups of coffee advertised on the container. If true, maybe Folgers will change their jingle to "the best part of waking up is Folgers in your mini cup"... [Crain's Chicago Business]
* A man in prison for tax fraud is accused of using a smartphone to continue committing more tax crimes. Hope he wasn’t doing the guards’ taxes like Andy Dufresne… [New York Times]
* A Florida lawyer is in hot water for allegedly telling people to move to Georgia to vote in the upcoming runoff elections. [Fox News]
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* Sources say that President Trump has not ruled out firing Attorney General Barr before the end of his term. [NBC News]
* A Maryland attorney has been charged for allegedly trying to steal funds from the Somali government. [U.S. News]
* A lawsuit alleges that a newly-hired correctional officer was fired for wearing a “Black Lives Matter” shirt after guards wore “Police Lives Matter” shirts. [Seattle Times]
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* A new lawsuit against coffee-maker Folgers alleges that the plaintiff can’t make the cups of coffee advertised on the container. If true, maybe Folgers will change their jingle to “the best part of waking up is Folgers in your mini cup”… [Crain’s Chicago Business]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.